Highly recommend The Art of Rest by Claudia Hammond. She covers all the different types of rest there is. It’s not always sitting on the sofa, though sometimes it absolutely is!
This is a great read, especially for parents with younger kids. I relate to the constant pull between parenting, passion projects, and work demands. Your words remind me to reflect on what really matters depending on how you prioritize your values.
Thank you! Yes I think priorities have to be made. Even of it’s “maybe later”, I’m going to have to let things go but in a way maybe it’s a good thing having the chance then to be drawn to what matters the most.
My partner and I often feel this way especially now with our son in the picture. We are in our young 30s with a list of things we really want to do. For us, we have realized we can do everything, just not all right now. We have to prioritize on what’s going to get done now versus later.
Sometimes we guilt ourselves in things we haven’t yet done. We get hung up on the “should” and “could have.” In being a new dad, I’m really working on being present more with my son - that’s a version of resting from work and all the things I feel like I “should” have to do. Since I’m writing about fatherhood, I find that the more present I am with him the more the ideas come. But I too have a mountain of drafts and ideas on my notes - voice notes too. A great read, thank you.
Highly recommend The Art of Rest by Claudia Hammond. She covers all the different types of rest there is. It’s not always sitting on the sofa, though sometimes it absolutely is!
Oh I will have to look in to that thank you.
I feel All Of This.
This is a great read, especially for parents with younger kids. I relate to the constant pull between parenting, passion projects, and work demands. Your words remind me to reflect on what really matters depending on how you prioritize your values.
Thank you! Yes I think priorities have to be made. Even of it’s “maybe later”, I’m going to have to let things go but in a way maybe it’s a good thing having the chance then to be drawn to what matters the most.
My partner and I often feel this way especially now with our son in the picture. We are in our young 30s with a list of things we really want to do. For us, we have realized we can do everything, just not all right now. We have to prioritize on what’s going to get done now versus later.
Sometimes we guilt ourselves in things we haven’t yet done. We get hung up on the “should” and “could have.” In being a new dad, I’m really working on being present more with my son - that’s a version of resting from work and all the things I feel like I “should” have to do. Since I’m writing about fatherhood, I find that the more present I am with him the more the ideas come. But I too have a mountain of drafts and ideas on my notes - voice notes too. A great read, thank you.
Thank you for reading and commenting. Yes the mountain of substack material is always good!
Ooooof. Yes. That’s all. I am with you. X